Merkel Declares G-8 Defunct Given Crisis in Ukraine

EU Leaders Will Impose Further Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine

BERLIN—Germany effectively declared that Russia is suspended from the club of leading industrialized economies Thursday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Group of Eight—a talking shop that includes Russia—is defunct until Moscow changes tack on Ukraine.

Speaking to Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, Ms. Merkel said Europe's...